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B-206902 1 (1982-06-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkio0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DE iSION ? .:,r ,THU COMZTfnCLt.R AwNm.At/9// IEC I ION , 4.3P TM UNITMO STATLIS I/ . , WADHINCTUG N gC, 2at;I0048 YNITI FILE; DATEI June 1, 1982 B-206902 MATTIIFI OF; Request for Advance Decision from Army Ff.Inance and Accounting Officer DIQES1'; I Where assiglnment was properly executed and notice given in accordance with statutory requirements, the assignee is entitled to payment, Obligor (United States in this case) who had notice of valid assignment vnd, nevertheless, paid assignor is liable to the assignee for amount of erroneous payment9 2. Whil'., asaignee is entitled to an ainciunt equal to the amount assigned under foe con- tract, but erroneously paid to the assignor, assignee is not entitled to accrued interest since payment of interest by Government of the Unitid States on its unpaid accounts or claims may not be made excbpt where interest is rtipulated by contract or is provided by laws of United States. 3. Finance and Accounting officer who, pu~rsuant to a voucher from another command, made errone- ous payment to contractor may be relieved of financial responsibility because loss did not occur as result of bad faith or lack of due care on officer's part. The Finance and Accounting Officer, United States Army Military District of Washington, Finance and Accounting Office (MDW FAO), Washington, D.C., requests an advance declsion in connection with an erroneous payment of contract funds to a contractor, Penn Construction Co., Inc. (Penn), which had assigned these funds to the Elkridge National Bank (Elkridge) pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended, 31 U.S.C. § 203, 41 U.S.C. § 15 (1976). * *. '(.I,.,.. * *** * -~ 4 *p~...,o..............- 'it.

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